At approximately 2:34am on Dec. 17, 2012, the Dixon City Police notified the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office that a pair of county inmates had escaped from their jail. At 3:07am the Pulaski County 911 Center advised the Sheriff’s Office that a robbery had just occurred at 18775 Burlington Road in the Crocker area. Deputies responded to the scene and the occupants of the residence identified the suspects as the escaped inmates from Dixon.

At 3:25am a Pulaski County deputy advised dispatch that they had one suspect located in an abandoned house and at 3:29am they advised he was in custody. The second subject was last seen running back toward Dixon.

Follow up investigation at the Dixon City Jail indicated that the two suspects had escaped from the building at 11:18pm on Dec. 16, 2012, when a third inmate distracted the on duty dispatcher.

At this time the remaining inmate, Brandon Kelley Monell, age 23, who is from the Crocker area is still at large. Monell was being held on a charge of statutory rape. Monell is a white male, 5’ 11, 150 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair.

The public is urged to report any sighting of Monell to the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office at 573-774-6196 or you may call 911.

At approximately 2:34am on Dec. 17, 2012, the Dixon City Police notified the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office that a pair of county inmates had escaped from their jail. At 3:07am the Pulaski County 911 Center advised the Sheriff’s Office that a robbery had just occurred at 18775 Burlington Road in the Crocker area. Deputies responded to the scene and the occupants of the residence identified the suspects as the escaped inmates from Dixon.

At 3:25am a Pulaski County deputy advised dispatch that they had one suspect located in an abandoned house and at 3:29am they advised he was in custody. The second subject was last seen running back toward Dixon.

Follow up investigation at the Dixon City Jail indicated that the two suspects had escaped from the building at 11:18pm on Dec. 16, 2012, when a third inmate distracted the on duty dispatcher.

At this time the remaining inmate, Brandon Kelley Monell, age 23, who is from the Crocker area is still at large. Monell was being held on a charge of statutory rape. Monell is a white male, 5’ 11, 150 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair.

The public is urged to report any sighting of Monell to the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office at 573-774-6196 or you may call 911.

UP Date

At 9:47am on 12-17-2012 Brandon Kelley Monell was taken into custody by Pulaski County Sheriff’s deputies at a residence south of Crocker. At this time the investigation into the circumstances of the escape from the Dixon City Jail and the robbery at 18775 Burlington Road in Crocker are continuing.

At approximately 2:34am on Dec. 17, 2012, the Dixon City Police notified the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office that a pair of county inmates had escaped from their jail. At 3:07am the Pulaski County 911 Center advised the Sheriff’s Office that a robbery had just occurred at 18775 Burlington Road in the Crocker area. Deputies responded to the scene and the occupants of the residence identified the suspects as the escaped inmates from Dixon.

At 3:25am a Pulaski County deputy advised dispatch that they had one suspect located in an abandoned house and at 3:29am they advised he was in custody. The second subject was last seen running back toward Dixon.

Follow up investigation at the Dixon City Jail indicated that the two suspects had escaped from the building at 11:18pm on Dec. 16, 2012, when a third inmate distracted the on duty dispatcher.

At this time the remaining inmate, Brandon Kelly Monell, age 23, who is from the Crocker area is still at large. Monell was being held on a charge of statutory rape. Monell is a white male, 5’ 11, 150 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair.

The public is urged to report any sighting of Monell to the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office at 573-774-6196 or you may call 911.

UP Date

At 9:47am on 12-17-2012 Brandon Kelly Monell was taken into custody by Pulaski County Sheriff’s deputies at a residence south of Crocker. At this time the investigation into the circumstances of the escape from the Dixon City Jail and the robbery at 18775 Burlington Road in Crocker are continuing.

SECOND UP DATE

The Pulaski County Prosecutor has filed additional charges on the two inmates who escaped from the Dixon City Jail on 12-16-2012. Inmate Brandon Kelly Monell, age 23, home address 310 Frisco Street, Crocker, Missouri, was charged with escape from confinement, a class D felony and burglary first degree, a class B felony. Inmate Joseph Clayton Esparza, age 23, home address 10674 Trout Road, Devils Elbow, Missouri, was charged with the same two offenses. The bond on both was set at $100,000 and they are both now held in the Pulaski County Jail.

Why in the world would they let Joe Esparza go to Dixon Jail??? He's the same guy that escaped from Pulaski County Jail about 4 years ago. Isn't this correct JB??? I thought most inmates that went to Dixon Jail were the non-violent kind. Hmmmmm, someone didn't look at Esparza's record to see what he's done in the past. What's up with this???

Why in the world would they let Joe Esparza go to Dixon Jail??? He's the same guy that escaped from Pulaski County Jail about 4 years ago. Isn't this correct JB??? I thought most inmates that went to Dixon Jail were the non-violent kind. Hmmmmm, someone didn't look at Esparza's record to see what he's done in the past. What's up with this???

Yes and No. He escaped from Doc Thomas office while on a medical visit. And yes poor choice to go to Dixon. Somebody did not look.JB

Yes and No. He escaped from Doc Thomas office while on a medical visit. And yes poor choice to go to Dixon. Somebody did not look.JB

Ok JB is anyone looking at the inmate list to see who they have sent to Dixon Jail. I noticed this morning on your jail list that you have a man there on a $250,000 bond for assault 1st degree. Another man with quite a following that has a capias no bond for assault 2nd degree. And one more with a capias no bond on forcible rape charges. These all seem like violent crimes they are accused of, but yet you seem to have some folks in PCJ on much lesser non violent charges. Dixon Jail is a small jail, 3 cells, 6 bunks, so it seems to me to be a powder keg in the making. So maybe you can enlighten me on why all these violent {as charged} are in a jail like Dixon?

What is more alarming to me is that Brandon Monell is Mike plummers ex brother in law. mike was married to Ashley Monell. Its on casenet. Mike also has one brother in prison. Chris veregara. His oldest brother Alan has been in trouble with the law also

I have serious doubt in the Dixon police department. I understand that an escape can happen at any jail or prison, however the delay in reporting it is inexcusable. Not only does that place every citizen in increased danger, it also increases the danger to every law enforcement officer that might unknowingly run into escaped prisoners.

Sure looks like someone was more worried about the fact that they screwed up than public safety.